Thought this might be a more popular topic. Three other brushes with celebrity I've had, but not as involved as the one with Stanley Floyd.
After one of the sessions of the '96 Olympic Trials in Atlanta, I was going up one of the escalators in a MARTA station, turned around and there was Jim Ryun. I got his autograph, which included a Bible verse. I've heard he's signed his name this way for years.
At the Tennessee prep cross country championships in Nashville, I met Dave Wottle. I believe he had two sons involved in the meet. Also got his autograph. Very nice guy.
I guess the "brush" I'll remember more than any is when I met Edwin Moses at the Masters golf tournament in Augusta. This was in 1998. It was my very first date with the woman I'm now married to. If you've ever been to Augusta, you know I picked a good place to have a first date! And I'm not even a golfer. I was on floating on air, what with being with this great gal and being at Augusta National. But when I saw Edwin Moses, I had to excuse myself. He was surrounded by several people, but I managed to shake his hand and say hello.
I also met Wilt Chamberlain at the Montreal Olympics at a basketball game at the Forum. He counts as a track guy, too! ;-)
After one of the sessions of the '96 Olympic Trials in Atlanta, I was going up one of the escalators in a MARTA station, turned around and there was Jim Ryun. I got his autograph, which included a Bible verse. I've heard he's signed his name this way for years.
At the Tennessee prep cross country championships in Nashville, I met Dave Wottle. I believe he had two sons involved in the meet. Also got his autograph. Very nice guy.
I guess the "brush" I'll remember more than any is when I met Edwin Moses at the Masters golf tournament in Augusta. This was in 1998. It was my very first date with the woman I'm now married to. If you've ever been to Augusta, you know I picked a good place to have a first date! And I'm not even a golfer. I was on floating on air, what with being with this great gal and being at Augusta National. But when I saw Edwin Moses, I had to excuse myself. He was surrounded by several people, but I managed to shake his hand and say hello.
I also met Wilt Chamberlain at the Montreal Olympics at a basketball game at the Forum. He counts as a track guy, too! ;-)
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